19791111034329A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrra KR2 · Mojave, CA · November 11, 1979

Date
November 11, 1979 · 13:53 local
Place
Mojave, CA
Airport
Mojave
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N56WP
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FUQ03
Reported as
Amtrra KR2
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit after takeoff. Turned back. Acft stalled, spun to ground. Engine failed due to overstressed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. TURNED BACK. ACFT STALLED, SPUN TO GROUND. ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OVERSTRESSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.